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we have a panoply of laws yet it's very difficult to actually apply the laws to the crimes we have. that's why prosecutors have so much discretion because frankly, in any particular criminal case, you know, it's kind of like they're selecting from a menu. i think this is actually a broader, chaotic problem with a mix between federal and state and local laws. so this is part of the reason why there is so much discretion for the executive. and frankly, this is not the right way to solve the problem, in my view, for the president to come and do this. we need to clean up the laws on the books we have right now to make them easier to follow, make them more coherent but that's something you need congress to do. >> the power player in this room obviously is the nra. as michael said. this might amaze both of you an all of you watching. did you know the nra today has said that 250,000 people have signed up and joined the nra as members in just the past month. they say that is an unprecedented spike in new members. it is a pretty stunning statistic. it's the kind of support that has helped tr
we have a panoply of laws yet it's very difficult to actually apply the laws to the crimes we have. that's why prosecutors have so much discretion because frankly, in any particular criminal case, you know, it's kind of like they're selecting from a menu. i think this is actually a broader, chaotic problem with a mix between federal and state and local laws. so this is part of the reason why there is so much discretion for the executive. and frankly, this is not the right way to solve the...
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wonder why by the time they make it to the pros they ever the idea they are invincible and above the law. that's what happens. >> a bottom line to you, paul calan, you talk about losing so much of his money. will he have anything left of his $125 million fortune? >> i think a lot of it will be burned up in these lawsuits. i doubt he's going to get indicted by federal authorities for criminal conduct because the statute of limitations has been run but if i was his lawyer i'd be a little worried about that. we'll have to see if there are second acts in american life as f. scott fitzgerald said. for lance armstrong i really doubt it. >> thanks to all of you. we appreciate it. >>> still to come, one american hostage dead in alger ya tonight, but some americans have escaped, and one of them talks to cnn. >>> plus, the president has made gun control a priority. but fewer than half of americans of actually approve of what he's doing. the blooirn, is then ra winning the gun debate. and the arctic tick director of the most famous ballet in the world has been attacked with acid. ♪ [ male announc
wonder why by the time they make it to the pros they ever the idea they are invincible and above the law. that's what happens. >> a bottom line to you, paul calan, you talk about losing so much of his money. will he have anything left of his $125 million fortune? >> i think a lot of it will be burned up in these lawsuits. i doubt he's going to get indicted by federal authorities for criminal conduct because the statute of limitations has been run but if i was his lawyer i'd be a...
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both law enforcement and intelligence. they're gathering that, it's been frustratingly slow. but terrorists shouldn't presume that just because we haven't acted yet that we won't. >> certainly leon panetta made it clear the united states will. stewart,r surprised by the administration's immediate labeling of this as a terrorist attack which was organized and planned, which obviously at least rhetorically is in contrast to how they described the attack on ben gauzy at first? >> not at all. in this case, you had a terrorist leader in a group that claim the and was out front on claiming the attack as their own. i think they regret not doing that sooner in the last case. but i was not surprised and they're going to make sure to be definitive about that i'm sure in the future. >> they certainly were definitive. thank you very much, stewart and. >> there's been more fallout from the lance armstrong confession. it could cost him everything. >>> flooding devastates indonesia. the images that we have for you tonight are overwhelming. searching for a bank designed for investors like yo
both law enforcement and intelligence. they're gathering that, it's been frustratingly slow. but terrorists shouldn't presume that just because we haven't acted yet that we won't. >> certainly leon panetta made it clear the united states will. stewart,r surprised by the administration's immediate labeling of this as a terrorist attack which was organized and planned, which obviously at least rhetorically is in contrast to how they described the attack on ben gauzy at first? >> not...
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gun laws tend to export them. if that's the case, you keep getting tougher laws, it increases the market for black markets. >> this is absolutely true. in the end, you have to look at a national form of legislation that would restrict high capacity clips and maybe semiautomatic weapons, but the political will to pass that legislation, i just don't think is there. so much of the country believes in rifles and having the ability to have a semiautomatic weapon. i'm not so sure you'll get the votes to pass that kind of legislation. >> will andrew cuomo become the face of gun legislation in america if he's able to pass what new york now has on the table, which would go from already being one of the toughest states to being even tougher? >> it's clearly what he wants to do. if i can get back to the earlier point, i think, yes, having tight gun control laws in a particular state can spike the black market, but there's a strong correlation twine the overall level of gun deaths and the gun control laws in a particular stat
gun laws tend to export them. if that's the case, you keep getting tougher laws, it increases the market for black markets. >> this is absolutely true. in the end, you have to look at a national form of legislation that would restrict high capacity clips and maybe semiautomatic weapons, but the political will to pass that legislation, i just don't think is there. so much of the country believes in rifles and having the ability to have a semiautomatic weapon. i'm not so sure you'll get the...
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in a ma crosense, these laws do work. >> and the ridiculist all at the toll of the hour. erin? >> anderson, thank you very much. >>> now our fifth story "outfront." we're going to talk about manti te'o, a victim or a conspirator? the mystery deepens tonight as we learn more about how the notre dame linebacker was supposedly tricked into an online relationship with a woman who did not exist. now, our ted rowlands is "outfront" on the notre dame university campus. ted, a lot of details on this at this point clearly do not add up. first, the timing of when te'o and his supposed girlfriend lennay met, and met in person. what have you learned? >> one of the members of the te'o family is lying because manti claims he's never met her, that this was an online relationship. his father told a reporter here in south bend all about that first meeting. and we're talking details about how their eyes met, after a football game at stanford university in 2009. he had specific details. and the reporter actually taped that conversation that he had, that interview. i listened to that today, clearl
in a ma crosense, these laws do work. >> and the ridiculist all at the toll of the hour. erin? >> anderson, thank you very much. >>> now our fifth story "outfront." we're going to talk about manti te'o, a victim or a conspirator? the mystery deepens tonight as we learn more about how the notre dame linebacker was supposedly tricked into an online relationship with a woman who did not exist. now, our ted rowlands is "outfront" on the notre dame university...